Formula E Jakarta ePrix
Lotterer disagrees with Jakarta E-Prix penalty for de Vries contact
Andre Lotterer disagreed with the Formula E stewards' decision to hand him a five-second penalty after an incident between him and Nyck de Vries at the Jakarta E-Prix.
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited: Jun 6, 2022, 6:22 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The stewards gave Lotterer a penalty for causing a collision with de Vries at Turn 8, which bumped the Porsche driver down from his ninth-place finish and out of the points - thus promoting Sam Bird to ninth and Sebastien Buemi into 10th.
The German driver contended that there was an earlier incident between the two at Turn 1, explaining that de Vries squeezed him on the exit of the corner which resulted in contact.
This incident gave de Vries a puncture, which Lotterer says contributed to the later skirmish at Turn 8.
"He made a move in Turn 1 and he didn't turn in, so I don't know, he just kept coming on and I think he touched me," Lotterer recalled.
"Then apparently he got a puncture and so he was quite slow in Turn 8, which I didn't expect at normal speed and then we touched - but then he was already with a damaged car.
"I don't think the stewards knew this at that moment, and they thought I pushed him off in Turn 8 but I don't think it was really the case. So unfortunately I'm out of the points because of that."
Andre Lotterer, Porsche, on the grid
Photo by: Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images
De Vries admitted that he was upset that his race came to an early end, but was keen not to put the blame for the incident at Lotterer's door.
The reigning champion added that he was surprised that earlier contact with Lucas di Grassi had not resulted in a penalty for the Venturi driver, and explained that the resulting loss of positions resulted in the later contact with Lotterer.
"I'm a bit gutted, but it is the way it is - we need to accept it and move on," de Vries said.
"Those things happen, that's racing. I don't really want to blame him or anything.
"You race and guess I came past and he turned in a little bit early, and then that cut my left rear. So that resulted in a puncture.
"But I'm more upset about the hit from di Grassi, which wasn't shown on TV, into Turn 16.
"Because the hit, it was literally just from the back, and that resulted in a loss of three positions.
"I think if that didn't happen, then obviously, the moment with Andre also never happened. So yeah, that was unfortunate.
"But again, that's racing. It happens a lot and no hard feelings."
Lotterer's streak of being the only driver left to make every duels qualifying phase post-Berlin also came to an end, having been beaten to the top four by Buemi by just three thousandths of a second.
Read Also:
- Jakarta E-Prix: Evans beats Vergne to win thriller in Indonesia
- Vandoorne: Jakarta attack mode miss cost Formula E podium shot
- Formula E drivers praise inaugural Jakarta race, circuit layout
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Vandoorne: Jakarta attack mode miss cost Formula E podium shot
Next article "Crazy strategy" failed to pay off for Giovinazzi at Jakarta FE race
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Jake Boxall-Legge
More from
Andre Lotterer
Genesis GMR-001: How Hyundai's new LMDh challenger was developed
WEC
WEC
Genesis GMR-001: How Hyundai's new LMDh challenger was developed
Andre Lotterer “overdrove the car” while adapting to LMP2 at Le Mans
WEC
WEC
24 Hours of Le Mans
Andre Lotterer “overdrove the car” while adapting to LMP2 at Le Mans
Andre Lotterer aims at rallying after "dream" test and "mind-blowing" passenger ride
WRC
WRC
Andre Lotterer aims at rallying after "dream" test and "mind-blowing" passenger ride
Latest news
Dale Jr. explains why he doesn't use 'Earnhardt' in his signature
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 1 h
Dale Jr. explains why he doesn't use 'Earnhardt' in his signature
NASCAR to allow brake rotor and pad changes after Phoenix qualifying
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Charlotte II
1 h
NASCAR to allow brake rotor and pad changes after Phoenix qualifying
Why Christian Horner banned Mercedes' name as Red Bull built its own F1 engine
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
2 h
Why Christian Horner banned Mercedes' name as Red Bull built its own F1 engine
Laurent Mekies extends contract as Red Bull's F1 team boss
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
3 h
Laurent Mekies extends contract as Red Bull's F1 team boss
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe